State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1946 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,359 Nebraska births in 1946 across 555 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Nebraska more than they say America.

#64Lyle#200 nationally
#71Patty#191 nationally
#83Darreloutside the national top 200
#87Dickoutside the national top 200
#94Colleenoutside the national top 200
#96Dixieoutside the national top 200
#100Deanna#193 nationally
#73Sheryl#165 nationally
#98Lana#189 nationally
#95Dianna#183 nationally
#78Lynn#154 nationally
#39Marlene#112 nationally

Girls

#1Mary562US #1
#2Linda524US #2
#3Sharon397US #9
#4Patricia380US #3
#5Carol367US #5
#6Barbara323US #4
#7Sandra302US #6
#8Judy293US #11
#9Karen242US #15
#10Susan237US #8
#11Judith234US #10
#12Nancy224US #7
#13Kathleen211US #16
#14Janice210US #22
#15Donna207US #13
#16Cheryl174US #27
#17Connie174US #45
#18Janet168US #21
#19Diane166US #19
#20Marilyn147US #29
#21Shirley145US #18
#22Betty143US #14
#23Margaret136US #17
#24Joyce132US #20
#25Carolyn128US #12
#26Beverly108US #30
#27Pamela99US #34
#28Jean98US #37
#29Jane96US #35
#30Bonnie91US #33
#31Joan90US #28
#32Diana84US #42
#33Kathryn82US #63
#34Phyllis82US #41
#35Virginia79US #31
#36Ruth77US #38
#37Dorothy70US #23
#38Gloria69US #26
#39Marlene65US #112
#40Ann62US #40
#41Lois62US #55
#42Marcia62US #89
#43Elizabeth56US #25
#44Peggy56US #43
#45Sherry56US #73
#46Cynthia55US #46
#47Elaine52US #47
#48Jo52US #53
#49Helen51US #36
#50Kay51US #101
#51Catherine49US #48
#52Kathy49US #79
#53Jeanne48US #83
#54Suzanne47US #52
#55Vicki47US #108
#56Alice46US #44
#57Jacqueline45US #62
#58Katherine45US #78
#59Rita45US #56
#60Sue43US #61
#61Charlene42US #107
#62Paula41US #69
#63Doris40US #51
#64Frances40US #39
#65Norma40US #77
#66Jeanette39US #121
#67Rosemary39US #74
#68Sally39US #67
#69Joann38US #90
#70Marsha37US #98
#71Patty37US #191
#72Anita36US #84
#73Sheryl36US #165
#74Rose35US #60
#75Constance34US #100
#76Darlene34US #71
#77Julie34US #128
#78Roberta34US #86
#79Carole33US #72
#80Georgia33US #123
#81Dianne32US #76
#82Lynda32US #109
#83Marjorie32US #106
#84Evelyn31US #65
#85Charlotte30US #64
#86Delores30US #115
#87Joanne30US #57
#88Martha30US #32
#89Sheila30US #70
#90Marie28US #54
#91Wanda28US #59
#92Ellen27US #58
#93Gail26US #49
#94Colleen25
#95Dianna25US #183
#96Dixie25
#97Gayle25US #141
#98Lana25US #189
#99Eileen24US #80
#100Deanna23US #193

Boys

#1Robert685US #2
#2James674US #1
#3John539US #3
#4Richard524US #5
#5Larry449US #11
#6Gary413US #12
#7William356US #4
#8David355US #6
#9Michael348US #7
#10Ronald338US #10
#11Dennis322US #17
#12Donald296US #13
#13Thomas283US #8
#14Charles233US #9
#15Kenneth230US #15
#16Roger214US #23
#17Terry169US #26
#18Jerry165US #20
#19Paul145US #18
#20Steven131US #28
#21Daniel122US #21
#22Gerald115US #27
#23Stephen109US #24
#24Douglas105US #34
#25Jack100US #35
#26Joseph97US #14
#27Rodney93US #93
#28Edward92US #19
#29Jim89US #73
#30George88US #16
#31Dale78US #62
#32Marvin78US #88
#33Harold74US #33
#34Wayne71US #29
#35Frank68US #22
#36Bruce67US #32
#37Bill66US #72
#38Keith66US #96
#39Lawrence66US #31
#40Raymond66US #25
#41Mike63US #64
#42Danny60US #46
#43Leroy58US #90
#44Steve58US #69
#45Alan56US #49
#46Don56US #79
#47Stanley56US #65
#48Timothy56US #60
#49Patrick52US #59
#50Tom52US #87
#51Eugene50US #57
#52Norman49US #76
#53Russell49US #66
#54Fred48US #51
#55Carl47US #39
#56Bob46US #107
#57Gregory46US #56
#58Joe46US #37
#59Gene45US #98
#60Allen44US #74
#61Leonard44US #67
#62Melvin44US #86
#63Dean43US #132
#64Lyle43US #200
#65Lonnie42US #136
#66Ronnie42US #54
#67Roy42US #43
#68Gordon41US #111
#69Randall37US #123
#70Walter37US #30
#71Darrell35US #131
#72Duane35US #142
#73Howard35US #55
#74Jon35US #117
#75Ralph35US #48
#76Mark33US #58
#77Lee31US #91
#78Lynn31US #154
#79Albert30US #52
#80Arthur30US #36
#81Bernard30US #102
#82Jimmy30US #42
#83Darrel29
#84Glen29US #143
#85Billy28US #45
#86Dan28US #116
#87Dick28
#88Harry28US #50
#89Warren28US #105
#90Earl27US #82
#91Francis27US #80
#92Philip27US #61
#93Barry26US #68
#94Glenn26US #81
#95Martin25US #92
#96Randy25US #148
#97Jeffrey24US #78
#98Leon24US #113
#99Lloyd24US #106
#100Theodore24US #101

On the move since 1945

Rising

↑35Suzanne#54
↑34Sue#60
↑34Lonnie#65
↑33Danny#42
↑32Bob#56
↑27Marsha#70
↑25Jeanne#53
↑25Vicki#55

Falling

↓39Eileen#99
↓33Dianne#81
↓32Darlene#76
↓31Lloyd#99
↓28Duane#72
↓27Marjorie#83
↓27Charlotte#85
↓27Delores#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1945 rankings.